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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 别开玩笑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 68,952 48,732

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bié- surname Bie
bié- to leave; to part (from)
- (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- (bound form) other; another; different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
biè- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
kāi- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
wán- to play
- to have fun
- to trifle with
- toy
- sth used for amusement
- curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4])
- to keep sth for entertainment
wán- variant of 玩[wan2]
- Taiwan pr. [wan4]
xiào- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
xiào- old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Other Words Containing 别开玩笑

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo